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![Christmas With Obstacles: When Santa Claus Messes Up At Work Christmas With Obstacles: When Santa Claus Messes Up At Work](/data/cms_data/bilder/krakenimages-liT5AlTmC8I-unsplash-5789679.jpg)
06.12.2023
Christmas Damage Event
Christmas With Obstacles: When Santa Claus Messes Up At Work
Incorrect deliveries, negligent subcontractors and faulty software. What sounds like a classic botched project can happen to anyone, even Santa Claus on Christmas Eve...
![Dark Social: Why Freelancers Should Know This Term Dark Social: Why Freelancers Should Know This Term](/data/cms_data/bilder/social-media-3846597_1280-9731928.jpg)
05.12.2023
Understanding Social Media
Dark Social: Why Freelancers Should Know This Term
Have you ever heard of dark social or dark traffic? Freelancers and the self-employed should be familiar with this term and, above all, use it for their own business.
![Accounting For Self-Employed: How To Get Your Finances In Order Accounting For Self-Employed: How To Get Your Finances In Order](/data/cms_data/bilder/marten-bjork-rH8O0FHFpfw-unsplash-7704969.jpg)
01.12.2023
Financial Knowledge For Self-Employed
Accounting For Self-Employed: How To Get Your Finances In Order
Accounting for freelancers - is that necessary? Yes! Because your business can only be successful if you know the basics. Our article will help you with this.
![Layout Error in Advertising Material - A Real Damage Event Layout Error in Advertising Material - A Real Damage Event](/data/cms_data/bilder/nick-adams-yTWq8n3-4k0-unsplash-3155742.jpg)
27.11.2023
Design Agency liable
Layout Error in Advertising Material - A Real Damage Event
A small layout error leads to 20,000 incorrectly printed flyers and a loss of over 3,000 euros. Find out how this real damage event turned out for a graphics agency here:
![Hourly Rate Calculation For Freelancers Hourly Rate Calculation For Freelancers](/data/cms_data/bilder/Artikelbild_zugeschnitten-min-1435927.png)
24.11.2023
How Much Is My Service Worth?
Hourly Rate Calculation For Freelancers
As a freelancer, how do I determine the right hourly rate for my offer? We talked about this in an interview with Stefania Volpe from freelancermap.
![Domain Blocked: Artist Fights For His Livelihood Domain Blocked: Artist Fights For His Livelihood](/data/cms_data/bilder/campaign-creators-OGOWDVLbMSc-unsplash1-2766041.jpg)
20.11.2023
Provider Blocks Domain - a Real Damage Event
Domain Blocked: Artist Fights For His Livelihood
A provider blocks the domain of a freelance artist's website, depriving him of his economic foundation. Read our real exali damage event to find out how he defended himself.
![Creating a Business Plan: This Is What You Need To Include Creating a Business Plan: This Is What You Need To Include](/data/cms_data/bilder/daria-nepriakhina-zoCDWPuiRuA-unsplash-4078464.jpg)
13.11.2023
Your Roadmap For Founding
Creating a Business Plan: This Is What You Need To Include
A business plan is an important part of starting your own business - even for freelancers. Read this article to find out what this plan includes and how to fill in the individual sections.
![Got an Office or a Subsidiary Abroad? This Is How It Works Got an Office or a Subsidiary Abroad? This Is How It Works](/data/cms_data/bilder/continents-1219541_1280-1144012.jpg)
06.11.2023
Insurance Coverage Worldwide
Got an Office or a Subsidiary Abroad? This Is How It Works
Are the foreign subsidiaries of your company covered by Professional Indemnity Insurance just as well as the head office of your company? Definitely, if you pay attention to a few points.
![LinkedIn: The Right Way for Freelancers to Use the Business Network LinkedIn: The Right Way for Freelancers to Use the Business Network](/data/cms_data/bilder/linked-in-2668692_1280-4952369.png)
03.11.2023
Get More Business with LinkedIn
LinkedIn: The Right Way for Freelancers to Use the Business Network
LinkedIn can greatly support freelancers in their client acquisition. We show you how to make the most of your LinkedIn profile, the algorithm and the services marketplace for freelancers.
![Factoring: Advantages and Disadvantages For Self-Employed Factoring: Advantages and Disadvantages For Self-Employed](/data/cms_data/bilder/mufid-majnun-LVcjYwuHQlg-unsplash-7591824.jpg)
30.10.2023
Sale of Receivables
Factoring: Advantages and Disadvantages For Self-Employed
Factoring is a good option to deal with overdue payments. However, this service has advantages and disadvantages. Read the article to find out what they are and what else is important.
![Professional Indemnity - General Liability: What's the Difference? Professional Indemnity - General Liability: What's the Difference?](/data/cms_data/bilder/arrow-2085195_1280-8043129.png)
27.10.2023
Knowing the Extent of Your Cover is Important
Professional Indemnity - General Liability: What's the Difference?
Professional Indemnity and General Liability - aren't they the same thing? No, or rather no, not always. In this article we explain the most important differences.
![GDPR Laws on the Internet: The Key Rulings and Risks GDPR Laws on the Internet: The Key Rulings and Risks](/data/cms_data/bilder/privacy-policy-gaab61b859_1920-5049075.jpg)
16.10.2023
GDPR Fact check
GDPR Laws on the Internet: The Key Rulings and Risks
With the GDPR, data protection has become a complex matter. In order for you not to lose the overview, you will find the most important regulations and judgements in our article.
![Safety Obligation Violated? Trash Cans Damage Cars Safety Obligation Violated? Trash Cans Damage Cars](/data/cms_data/bilder/pawel-czerwinski-RkIsyD_AVvc-unsplash-7610415.jpg)
09.10.2023
A Damage Event About Breached Safety Obligations In Parking Lots
Safety Obligation Violated? Trash Cans Damage Cars
When you rent an office building, you need to ensure security on the premises. Otherwise you will end up like the service provider in our damage event.
![Self-Employment In Portugal: The Most Important Information At a Glance Self-Employment In Portugal: The Most Important Information At a Glance](/data/cms_data/bilder/s-o-c-i-a-l-c-u-t-r0saAQNjEjQ-unsplash-2956002.jpg)
06.10.2023
Location Portugal: Tips For Freelancers and Self-Employed People
Self-Employment In Portugal: The Most Important Information At a Glance
We checked out what makes Portugal such an attractive location for freelancers and self-employed people and summarised the most important information on founding a business in the country.
![Missed Deadline: Consultant Has to Pay 10,000 Euros in Damages Missed Deadline: Consultant Has to Pay 10,000 Euros in Damages](/data/cms_data/bilder/nadine-shaabana-DRzYMtae-vA-unsplash-2611272.jpg)
02.10.2023
A Real Damage Event about a Costly Mistake
Missed Deadline: Consultant Has to Pay 10,000 Euros in Damages
One small mistake, expensive consequences: Because a consultant overlooked a deadline, his client missed out on €10,000 in funding. Find out how this real damage event turned out.
![5 Tips for Freelance Client Acquisition 5 Tips for Freelance Client Acquisition](/data/cms_data/bilder/sincerely-media-_uuRwSS1hxQ-unsplash-5404450.jpg)
25.09.2023
How to Get Clients as a Freelancer
5 Tips for Freelance Client Acquisition
Generating clients is a big challenge for many freelancers. We present five measures that can make client acquisition easier for you.
![Business Repositioning: Advice from Entrepreneur Adam Butkiewicz Business Repositioning: Advice from Entrepreneur Adam Butkiewicz](/data/cms_data/bilder/230825_Artikelbild_Interview_Butkiewicz-2554346.jpg)
18.09.2023
Corporate ( Re)Positioning
Business Repositioning: Advice from Entrepreneur Adam Butkiewicz
If your business is stagnating, it's time for a change! Entrepreneur Adam Butkiewicz explains in an interview how to do that and what you should keep in mind.
![Business Consultant Botches Location Analysis - a real Damage Event Business Consultant Botches Location Analysis - a real Damage Event](/data/cms_data/bilder/icons8-team-r-enAOPw8Rs-unsplash-2620449.jpg)
11.09.2023
Poor Site Analysis Leads to Costly Claim
Business Consultant Botches Location Analysis - a real Damage Event
Overlooking the competition: In this real damage event, a consultant made a serious - and expensive - mistake during a location analysis.
![Professional Indemnity Insurance: Who Is Insured? Professional Indemnity Insurance: Who Is Insured?](/data/cms_data/bilder/cherrydeck-rMILC1PIwM0-unsplash-3745953.jpg)
01.09.2023
Overview Of Persons Insured
Professional Indemnity Insurance: Who Is Insured?
Professional Indemnity Insurance covers you if you make a mistake in the course of your work. But what about your employees, for example? Find out here.
![Project Errors and Mishaps: What Freelancers Really Have to Do Project Errors and Mishaps: What Freelancers Really Have to Do](/data/cms_data/bilder/tiendat-nguyen-WY5kuE0R4-k-unsplash-8916150.jpg)
25.08.2023
Warranty Obligations for Freelancers
Project Errors and Mishaps: What Freelancers Really Have to Do
What should you do if the cooperation with your client does not go smoothly? Our article tells you which demands you have to comply with and which rights you can assert.
![Calculate your hourly rate: Tips for Freelance Designers Calculate your hourly rate: Tips for Freelance Designers](/data/cms_data/bilder/23_01_25_Interview_Victoria_Ringleb_Artikelbild-9318733.jpg)
18.08.2023
Expert Interview with Victoria Ringleb
Calculate your hourly rate: Tips for Freelance Designers
Hourly rate calculation: Victoria Ringleb talked to us about appropriate fees for freelance designers and gave tips on sales arguments.
![ChatGPT & Co: Can AI Tools Replace Freelance Editors? ChatGPT & Co: Can AI Tools Replace Freelance Editors?](/data/cms_data/bilder/andrei-j-castanha-Z7KXawQLVx4-unsplash-7795460.jpg)
07.08.2023
Artificial Intelligence and Text Creation
ChatGPT & Co: Can AI Tools Replace Freelance Editors?
Can AI tools like ChatGPT replace the work of freelance copywriters or editors? No. But the way we write copy will change with AI – in the article we will show you how.
![Programming Error Causes 23,000 Euros Damage - a Real Damage Event Programming Error Causes 23,000 Euros Damage - a Real Damage Event](/data/cms_data/bilder/jero-sennegs-ISCDAxCEbPM-unsplash-2141057.jpg)
31.07.2023
Protection from Day One
Programming Error Causes 23,000 Euros Damage - a Real Damage Event
When is cover provided by Professional Indemnity? This question was posed to an IT expert who reported a claim shortly after taking out the policy. Read how the case turned out here.
![Cybercrime: How Influencers Can Protect Themselves Cybercrime: How Influencers Can Protect Themselves](/data/cms_data/bilder/wesley-tingey-JOhjfzjeJLw-unsplash-9889121.jpg)
28.07.2023
When Hackers Hijack Social Media Accounts
Cybercrime: How Influencers Can Protect Themselves
The social media accounts of influencers and content creators are increasingly the target of cyber attacks. We show you how you can protect your business.